Montpelier natice and Ohio Secretary of State, Jon Husted officially pulled his name from consideration as a Republican candidate for Governor of Ohio on Thursday morning.

In a news release Husted said that he is now seeking the office of Lt. Governor as part of a ticket headed by current Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine.

In his statement Husted said, “Republicans have been fighting with each other long enough. Had I continued my run for Governor, Mike and I would have fought a brutal campaign that would have left the winner bruised and broken with only a few months to rebuild in time for the General Election. We would have spent millions of dollars fighting each other rather than focusing on winning the election that really matters in November".